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Friday, December 11, 2015

Elfster.com and Kids' Gift Ideas from Actual Kids' Wishlists!!!

I have to share about THE BEST site for gift exchanges....elfster.com!!!! This is not a sponsored post; I'm just sharing my personal experience! For the past several years, my family has used "Elfster" for our annual Christmas gift exchange and to update wish lists for birthdays. Elfster draws the names for us and allows each person to add to their own wish list. No stressing about deciding what to get!

So, I wanted to share some gift ideas! These items are directly from my own kids' lists, as well as my nieces and nephews' lists (ages 4-16).

ELFSTER
What does Elfster do? (It's FREE by the way!)
*Elfster randomly draws the names for the gift exchange! It just takes a little bit of setting up the exchange by entering emails, needing everyone's approval, etc., but once you hit "Draw Names," each person gets an email with their Person! You can even specify which names someone can't have. For example, we don't let kids get their parent's name. That way the parents don't have to shop for themselves!
*Elfster allows each person to set up their wish list and you can even mark "Purchased" when you purchase something for your Person.
*Elfster sends reminders for birthdays and allows you to "follow" any wish list within your group.
*You can send anonymous questions to your Person! This is great if they forgot to include a size or if something on their wish list is sold out and you want to ask them about an alternative!
*You can have child accounts linked to the parent account so you don't need to keep signing out of your own to get into the kids' accounts!

We have a total of 18 people on my side of the family, so this is the best and easiest way to manage an exchange of that size! WE LOVE ELFSTER!!!!!